Luggage carrier



June 3, 1930. w, KOECK 1,761,213

LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed Oct. 2'7, 1927 INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY$ Patented June 3, 1930 UNITED STATES WILLIAM KOECK, or osrIKosr-r, WISCONSIN LUGGAGE CARRIER Application filed October 27, 1927. Serial No. 229,124.

This invention relates to improvements in luggage carriers.

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a luggage carrier which will effectively protect'the side of the car from injurious effects of the baggage rubbing against it.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a luggage carrier which has both an outer rack and an inner rack, and to provide means for readily detaching and removing the inner rack when it is desired.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a luggage carrier which is adjust-- able in width as well as in length.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a luggage carrier which is simple in construction, strong and durable, and well adapted for the purpose described.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved luggage carrier, and all its parts and combinations as set forth in the claim, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing, in which the same reference characters designate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the improved luggage carrier as attached to the running board of an automobile, parts of the automobile be ing broken away;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 85 33 of Fig. 1; and I Fig. 4 is asectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 8 designates the outer standards which have riveted or otherwise secured thereto, clamping arms 9. The clamping arms have threaded perforations near their lower ends for receiving clamping bolts 10. The standards are L-shaped, and are provided with perforations 11 in the lower portions thereof. Inner standards 12, which are similar in shape to the outer standards, but which are preferably shorter in length, are also perforated in their lower portions, and arranged to be adjustably connected to the outer standards by bolts and nuts 13. The end pairs of standards are preferably formed of angle iron as shown in Figs. 2 and 4;, and the intermediate pair of standards is of flat material.

An outer adjustable rack 14 of the lazytong type is pivotally connected to the outer standards, and an inner adjustable rack 15 is pivotally connected to the inner standards.

Between each pair of end standards are adjustable connecting bars 16. These bars have their ends pivoted to one of the standards and are arranged to connect with similar bars eX- tending from the opposite standard. One set of bars is provided with a plurality of perforations 17 and the other set of bars is provided with a single perforation so that each one may be adjustably connected by a bolt and nut- 18 to any one of the perforations in the connecting bar opposite. v

The device may be clamped on a running board as illustrated in the drawing, and the lazy tongs may be stretched to any desired length. Furthermore, by properly positioning the nuts and bolts 18 in the perforations 17, and the nuts and bolts 13 in the perforations 11, the luggage carrier may be made any desired width, according to the width of the suit case or luggage to be carried. Also, if part of the running board is wider than another part, the carrier may be adjusted to con form to this difference in shape.

If it is desired to use only the outer rack, the inner rack may be readily removed by taking out the. nuts and bolts 13 and 18.

From the foregoing description it may be seen that the improved luggage carrier is simple in construction, strong and durable, and well adapted for the purpose described.

. What I claim is:

A luggage carrier comprising a plurality of outer L-shaped standards having perforations in the lower portions thereof, a plurality of inner L-shaped standards having perforations in the lower portions thereof, means for securing the outer standards to the inner standards at any of the perforated points, connecting bars having perforations therein pivotally connected at one end to the inner end standards, connecting bars having perforations therein pivotally connected at one end to the outer end standards, removable means for connecting said bars at any of the perforated points, an outer rack of the lazy tong type having a portion pivoted to each of the Outer standards an inner rack of the lazy tong type having a portion pivoted to each of the inner standards, L-shaped clamping arms each having one end secured to one of the outer standards, and means in the lower portions of the clamping arms for clampingly engaging the running board of automobile between the lower portions of the standards and the lower portions of the clamping arms.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

WVILLIAM KOECK.

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